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LANSING, Mich. — Potter Park Zoo has a new addition. The zoo has announced the birth of a female tufted deer fawn. The fawn was born on April 10 to parents Lucy and Dezi. The fawn weighs about 3 ...
Officers in Kentucky helped a mother deer deliver her twin fawns after responding to a report and discovering the animal in labor and distress. Skip to content PEOPLE ...
Deer Dies After Deputies Helped Her Give Birth, But Rescue Center 'Has Hope' Her Twin Fawns Will Survive The mother deer was rescued when Kentucky officers found the animal in labor giving birth ...
SEATTLE — The Woodland Park Zoo has a new resident. The north Seattle zoo welcomed a tiny female pudu, the smallest deer species in the world, native to South America. The fawn hasn't been named ...
Female deer, called does, typically leave their fawns bedded down for extended periods of time while they are away foraging to avoid leading predators to their young.
Animal control officers found the mother deer after responding to a call about a deer lying in a backyard for two days Officers in Bowling Green, Kentucky, came to the rescue of a mother deer in ...
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The National Park Service is asking summer park visitors not to touch any seemingly unattended baby deer, no matter how cute they may be. While fawns can sometimes appear abandoned, the NPS says ...
The female deer will normally return within 24 hours to feed the fawn. “If you see a fawn that you are unsure about, the best thing to do is to watch from a distance for 24 hours or so.
Anyone who comes across a fawn should contact a licensed wildlife rehabilitator if the following occurs, according to ODNR. Advertisement If you find a female deer that is struck by a car and a ...
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Utah — Officials are looking for information after a pregnant female deer and her unborn fawn were found dead in Washington County. The deer was found on February 21 in the ...
With the fawning season underway, wildlife officials in Fairfax County, Virginia, want to discourage deer rehabilitation. In part because trying to help the deer may put you and the fawn at risk.